CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hip

Facility: Charlevoix Area Hospital

Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$37
about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $26–$68
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$35
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $37 This hospital $35 Cash price $165 Hospital's list price $194

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $24 Priciest $45

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, hip is about $37 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Charlevoix Area Hospital charges insurers about $35, or about $165 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charlevoix, MI.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $7 - $169 8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $179 8%
Aetnamajor $10 - $175 11%
Cignamajor $16 - $194 18%
Meridian $7 - $61 8%
Molina $10 - $98 11%
Priority Health $7 - $194 8%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $7 - $184
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 14700 Lakeshore Drive, Charlevoix, MI 49720
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals